Standing in front of the Hyūga family's gate, Tsunade was in a trance. Although it seems that the Hyūga family is still a big Wood leaf family, Tsunade didn't know why she felt that the Hyūga family was declining from the inside out. Sure enough, no matter how glorious it was, there will always be a day of decline.
Tsunade didn't know why, but she suddenly had such a thought in her mind.
She asked Shizune to go to the gate and explained her purpose to the gatekeeper. Tsunade stood at the gate and waited for someone to welcome her in. But unexpectedly, Hyuga Hiashi, as the Patriarch of the Hyuga Clan, actually walked out of the gate of the Hyuga Clan at this moment while holding the hand of his youngest daughter, Hyuga Hanabi.
Seeing Hyūga Hiashi, even as a Sannin, Tsunade had to give some face to the Hyūga family. So she hurried a few steps forward and slightly bowed to Hiashi.
"I thought it was the younger generation of the Hyūga family who came to greet us, but I didn't expect the head of the Hyūga family to personally come out to greet us. We are visitors, how can the head of the family come out to greet us? "
As a member of a big family, Tsunade naturally understood that it was a great honor for the head of the Hyūga family, Hyūga Hiashi to personally come out to greet them. She remembered that she came to visit because of the Hyūga family's face, even Tsunade felt a little guilty.
"It's okay, it's okay. Tsunade-sama is a direct descendant of the Senju family. Compared to the Hyūga family, it's a real family. It's not a big deal for me to come out to greet you. You and I shouldn't stand at the gate like this, please come in for a chat! "
With that said, Hyūga Hiashi made a gesture, apparently inviting Tsunade and Shizune to enter the Hyūga family's land.
"Then it's better to accept!"
Tsunade was a forthright person. When she heard Hiashi's words, she naturally didn't have any resistance. Instead, she accepted Hiashi's invitation.
As the head of the clan, Hyūga Hiashi's courtyard was naturally located in the center of the Hyūga clan. Compared to the other Hyūga houses, Hyūga Hiashi's courtyard was large, but it didn't have any ostentatious extravagance. Instead, it exuded a simple aura. Perhaps this was the spirit of the Hyūga family? After all, in Tsunade's impression, most Hyūga ninjas were somewhat old-fashioned and conservative.
Led by Hyūga Hiashi, the four of them entered the courtyard belonging to the Patriarch. They sat in a teahouse. After inviting Tsunade and Shizune to sit down, Hyūga Hiashi began to wash his hands, rinse his mouth, and prepare for the tea ceremony. Knowing that Hiashi was following the ancient etiquette of serving tea to the guests, Tsunade naturally watched patiently as Hiashi lit the charcoal, boiled the water, and made the tea step by step.
This kind of tea ceremony was very time-consuming. Even if Hyūga Hiashi's movements were very agile, it still took nearly half an hour. Tsunade and Shizune, who usually didn't like to kneel, felt uncomfortable at this moment. Looking at Hyūga Hanabi who came with Hiashi, the little girl sat steadily at the moment as if she was already used to it.
"Please!"
Holding a huge teacup, Hiashi's left hand held the bottom of the teacup, and his right hand held the edge of the teacup. He slowly rotated the teacup in his hand, and the bright yellow pattern vaguely resembling a flower on the blue-gray teacup was facing Tsunade. He placed the teacup on his forehead and handed it to Tsunade.
After seeing Hiashi handing over the teacup to her, the solemn feeling from the bloodline immediately emerged from Tsunade's heart. Tsunade straightened her body and respectfully reached out her hands to take the teacup handed over by Hyūga Hiashi. Holding the bottom of the teacup with her left hand and the edge of the teacup with her right hand, Tsunade turned the yellow pattern that was originally facing her towards Hyūga Hiashi again. Tsunade raised the teacup to her forehead, bowed slightly to show her gratitude, and put the teacup in her hand in front of her.
Then Tsunade reached out and picked up the teacup again, and finally drank the sticky tea in her mouth. This procedure not only looked cumbersome, but every action had extremely strict rules. Whether it was the angle of the arm bend or the way the body leans forward, there were certain rules. If one didn't come from a big family, it would take a long time to be familiar with this series of rules.
The tea rolled on the tip of Tsunade's tongue, and after swallowing the tea into her stomach, Tsunade also expressed her respect for Hyūga Hiashi's tea ceremony very respectfully. With this, the tea tasting was finally over. And the real show will begin here.
"Lord, in fact, this time I came to the Hyūga Clan to apologize."
Facing the head of the Hyūga Clan, Tsunade maintained the proper respect to Hyūga Hiashi.
Perhaps because he has been in a high position for a long time, although Tsunade said that she came to apologize to him, Hyūga Hiashi's expression didn't change. It was as if the person Tsunade wanted to apologize to wasn't him.
"Tsunade-sama, why do you say that? In fact, whether it's your situation or the Hyūga Clan's situation, we know each other's situation very well. There's no right or wrong in this matter. If it weren't for some people in the Clan who can't see the situation clearly, in fact, this drama wouldn't have happened. "
Although the two didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew that this so-called drama was about Hinata's participation in the medical ninja training program. As the head of the Clan, Hiashi naturally knew that the Hyūga Clan was in its last days. No matter what kind of battle, the Hyūga Clan was the most likely to be sacrificed.
"Although it's rumored that I don't like my eldest daughter very much, how can a parent be so cold-blooded? Hanabi is my child, and Hinata is also my child. This time, this group of people urged my daughter to go up and embarrass herself. No matter what, I won't let my child lose face. "
Hiashi's words, no matter how you listen to it, sounded a little threatening. Tsunade had a violent temper, and she would directly explode if the slightest displeased her. But being threatened by Hiashi here, Tsunade still didn't make a scene. Instead, she was very calm and said to Hiashi:
"You and I are just chess pieces on someone else's chessboard. No matter what we do, it's actually under someone else's control. This time, it's true that I lost face for the Hyūga Clan, so I will try my best to get back the face you lost. I also brought my medical notes. Although it's not something precious, it's still a small token of my sincerity. "
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